October 2011

Trade Unionism: Protection of worker’s rights in Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Port Harcourt (Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company)

  The focus of this study was on trade unionism in the protection of workers’ rights, using Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Port Harcourt (Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company) as a reference. A partly-coded questionnaire was administered on a randomly selected 384 PHCN workers whose selection was without consideration of place of residence, ethno/tribal and religious background. There...

Author(s): Chukwunenye Iheanacho Okereke

October 2011

Productivity in agribusiness firms and its determinants in Abia State, Nigeria

  The study examined total factor productivity in agribusiness firms and its determinants in Abia state, Nigeria. The specific objectives includes, (1) to classify and examine firm specific characteristics that enhance productivity in agribusiness and (2) to identify factors that influence total factor productivity in agribusiness firms in Abia State. The first objective was realised with descriptive statistics...

Author(s): Nto P. O. O. and Mbanasor J. A.